Shoal Pond Trail

Near Mount Willey · New Hampshire

USFS trail #32217

Shoal Pond Trail is a trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness and the Willey Range, climbing about 550 ft from the Carrigain Notch Trail and Wilderness Trail junction to the Ethan Pond Trail junction.

Map length

3.8 mi

Climb from the low end

530 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

2 h 11 min / 1 h 57 min

High point

2,552 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

272 ft/mi

Stream crossings

6 (6 fords)

Low point

2,054 ft

Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.

Shoal Pond Trail

Elevation profile
1,500'2,250'3,000'0 mi3.8 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Carrigain Notch Trail and Wilderness Trail junction (the lower end) to Ethan Pond Trail junction.

  1. 0.0Carrigain Notch Trail and Wilderness Trail junction
  2. 0.0Fords East Branch Pemigewasset River
  3. 0.6Fords Shoal Pond Brook
  4. 1.3Fords Shoal Pond Brook
  5. 1.6Fords a stream
  6. 2.3Fords Shoal Pond Brook
  7. 3.1Fords Shoal Pond Brook
  8. 3.4Shoal Pond
  9. 3.8Junction with Ethan Pond Trail

Connecting trails

Carrigain Notch TrailWilderness TrailEthan Pond Trail

Packing for fall? The fall gear guide has the full list.

Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP. Distances are measured from the map and can differ from signs and guidebooks. Conditions change: check before you go.